Windshield visor with center supporting bracket



Aug. 25, 1953 .w. A. MAHER 2,650,130

WINDSHIELD VISOR WITH CENTER SUPPORTING BRACKET Original Filed Aug. 14,1947 INVENTOR. Illa/r; H er:

Patented Aug. 25, 1953 WINDSHIELD VI SUPPORTI 2,650,130 OFFICE SOR WITHCENTER NG BRACKET William A. Maher, Detroit, Mich.

Continuation of applicati August 14, 1947. 3, 1950, Serial No.

on Serial No. 768,688, This application February 142,221

Claims. (01. 296-95) These and other objects of this invention will 2become apparent from the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

mounted thereon;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the structure illustrated inFig. taken along the line 2-2 thereof;

Fig. 3 is a s trated in Fig. 2 taken along the line 33 thereof;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the structure illustrated inFig. 1 taken along the line:

' 55 thereof.

from over the doors.

The sun visor or the body bracket elements bracket flanges V shape to.the

tially abut each other and are secured together in any suitable mannersuch as by welding or the like.

. each of the shoulders GI, as can 5, is provided with a pair oftransversely spaced,

overlying the outer faces of the adjacent body section edges are aplurality of spaced platelike elements apertures 39 adjacent each endthereof so. as. to

form common nuts for securing the body sections. and bracket withrespect.

which will now be broughtnout. "Disposed. over the common nuts 31 andextending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body sections I]and i9 is a trim stick ti which has its opposite ends bent inwardly toprovide inturned flanges 43 which abut against the outer faces ofeach ofthebody sectionsl'] and it. The flanges 43 are clamped between thecommon nuts 31 and the body sections and 1'9 Cap screws 45 are providedwhich extend through each of the tv and the visor body sections I1 andis and are threadably received in the tapped apertures 39 in the commonnuts 31 so as to secure the visor body sections, brackets, and the trimstick with respect to each other.

The bracket legstb extend arcuatel'y rearwardly of the visor'bodysections F, and is in a direction perpendicular thereto and have theirrear ends separated to form clawlike portions 41.. The extreme free endof each, of the, claw portions 41 is formed with an inturned flange as.The flanges 49 are adapted to be inserted between the vehicle windshield9 and the rub.- ber molding 19 which is enclosed by the windshield trimstick H. The bracket legs 35 adjacent the claw portions 41 are providedwith aligned apertures .53 which are adapted to receive belts or thelike to. compress and hold the claw portions against the windshield trimstick H andthe flanges between the windshield and molding. The bracket2] therefore acts as a central support for the 'sun visor i5 when thesame is, mounted on the vehicle as will be hereinafter described. Itwill thus, be appreciated thatthe bracket ii is, of, relativelyrigidconstruction, it directly sup- I ports the visorat its center overthe full fore and. aft dimensions of the same, and has anextendedvlength of contact with the trim stick ll, all'of which enhances thestrength and rigidity of the whole structure.

The opposite outer iedges of each body sections [1 and I9, are formedwith inturned flanges flanges as formed on the inner edges of visor end,portions or, shoulders ti. The. flanges, 5'9 and. as, are connected byrivets 62, or other suitable means. ilach of, the visor end portions orshoulders-6i, or at least. the rear edgethereof;

isformcdl to a transverse section conforming in front portion of the,vehicle top, 1', aswell as forming, extensions of. the visor bodysections Ligand it, In conforming to the shape of thefront. portion ofthe body top, ing its rear, edge. as, well asv its free end edgesfitting such topwhen applied. to a vehicle, it has the effect, when thevisor is. mounted on the body, ofbeing. an. extension of the bodyitself. rather than, as in. other visor constructions heretoforesuggested, of. being, something that has, been added as an afterthought.Each of. the, shoulders, E i, is thereiore 01 an arcuateshape. intransverse cross section and. extends outwardly from the; body sections lland isand the outer ends thereof are shaped.- to.) be receivedwithineach of, the vehicle. dripmoldings. l3, inparallel and and .inhavto.each other 59, which abut complemental of,.,including. a. pair Vlancedtabs or projections 65 which are 31 which are provided with tappedthe inner periphery closely spaced relation to the surface of thevehicle top. The remote or free end of be seen in Fig.

adapted to. be received in the drip moldings Hi to engage thereof andtherefore aid in retaining and supporting the shoulders Bl withinthedrip moldings; 13.

The extreme. outer or secured in the corresponding drip. molding l3 bymeans of metal screws 61 which are threaded through the drip molding andthrough the end of the shoulder, serving to fix such free endagainstfthe free edge of the drip molding with the tabs tbfretainedunder the inturned edge of'the molding. The screws 61 and the tabs 6.5thus rigidly retain the ends of the shoulders 6| in the drip moldings sothat the entire sun visor is rigidly secured to the front of the vehiclewith the rear edge between the shoulders thereof spaced'upwardly ofthetop to allow air to fiow therebetween andthereby prevent the buildingup of air resistance and pressure when the vehicle is moving.

The visor shoulders iii are preferably made-of stee1, brass, or anysuitable material which may be readily platedgsuch as with chromium, toproduce a bright attractive finish therefor. The shoulders 81 are also'preferablyformed separateiy from. the visor body. sections Hand 19 sothat they can be finished independently thereof ina simple, efficient,and relatively inexpensive: manner; that is, the shoulders Bl maybefor'example, chrome plated, while the body sections H and it, forexample 'may be painted or enameled. In this way the sun visor. may beeasily assembled and the various parts made and as to, preventthemfrojm'losin'g their shape; It will thus be seen that a simplejextremelyattractive. and very durable sun visor iorve hicle 'windshieldsisprovided. which is especial ly neatin appearance. 7 I Q I v Having thus.described the inv.ention,.1 claim? A. sun visor adapted to be connected.over the windshield. of. afv'ehicle. of thejtype having drip-moldings onopposite sides of the top.there a er visor body sections havingcoextensive inner endporti'ons disposed adjacent to-and contiguouswitheach other; bracketmeans having anedge portion underlying and e xtend'eing entirely hangers adjacent" inner end por tions of said. visor. body.sections, means rigidly securing the adjacentfedges of said visorlbodysections .and said.bracliet,rneans relative to. each other, said bracketmeans having. a web. portion depending from. and. arranged substantiallyat right. angles, to said. visor! body sections a and said web,portionadapted to be connected to said. vehicle tosupport,thelcenteiioiisaid sun'visor, arid visor. endportiens'extendingc t,"ar'dly' from the opposite outerf ends of. each of 'said visor" bodysections as continuations thereof'and conformingalongtheinrear edges to,the shapeiiof'. the

ody sections having other and having inturned flanges which are shape ofthe the windshield of a vehicle of the type having hicle, said end dripmoldings on opposite sides of the top thereof t as to enable and havinga trim stick dividing *ie Windshield irectly securinto two sections,including a pair of visor body stantially abutting relationship, a pairof like connected over generally angle-sectioned sheet-metal bracket hetype having elements positioned at the underside of the joint 1 the topthereof said visor body sections and having one leg of sections havingeach in an abutting relationship and the oppontially abutting site legof each underlyin the adjacent edge of rlying th adjaone of said bodysections, a plurality of common ns extending the opposite ends of saidcommon nuts and the h other, said bracket elements, visor body sectionsand trim reto, and visor adapted to be received between the vehicleWindrom the opposhield trim stick and the windshield proper, isor bodysecmeans for securing said remote ends of said ele e, said end porendportions connected to the opposite outer 9 connected Over of thevehicle, said end portions being of such edges in a b visor end portionsengageable in each of said n abutting rela- WILLIAM A. MAI-IER.

y Sections, a D References Cited in the file of this patent tickdisposed over UNITED STATES PATENTS g inturned flanges Number Name Dateisposed between the 2,500,406 Greenfield Mar. 14, 1950

